#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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A Q&A with Caroline Tracey about her new book, which documents the plight of one of our most unusual ecosystems.
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The Golden Triangle hosts the highest concentration of sage grouse in the world. Fossil fuel companies want to drill it.
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What ‘High Horse’ gets right about Black cowboys and the West.
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From low-flow nozzles to baling hay at night, see how farmers are adapting to less water.
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‘We live at the backbone of the world, where the water begins.’
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As the 2026 sled dog race kicks off, the lessons of Susan Butcher still resonate.
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Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A controversial culling program aims to revive a struggling herd in the southwest corner of the state.
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Keep sending public comments, because our future hangs in the balance.
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A poem by D.A. Powell.
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Bart Koehler helped Westerners protect the places they love.
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These folks graciously serve our nonprofit to ensure the organization stays sound.
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Comments from readers.
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Meet the volunteers shuttling northern red-legged frogs across a 4-lane highway in Oregon to lay eggs.
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